Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 80.1% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴167.14
|
$2.08
฿73.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴129.92
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴17.76
|
$0.67
฿23.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.04
|
$0.35
฿12.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴19.48
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴115.56
|
$7.99
฿282.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴113.45
|
$6.46
฿228.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴52.44
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴56.06
|
$1.07
฿37.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.09
|
$1.20
฿42.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴16.84
|
$0.50
฿17.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴17.98
|
$0.79
฿28.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴25.99
|
$0.59
฿20.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.05
|
$0.62
฿21.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.05
|
$0.46
฿16.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴137.09
|
$4.57
฿161.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴256.43
|
$24.32
฿860.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴688,022.24
|
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴120.44
|
$9.68
฿342.42
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴158.45
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,419.43
|
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,598.46
|
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,228.60
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,584.22
|
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴139,292.11
|
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴30.55
|
$1.90
฿67.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴34.66
|
$1.94
฿68.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴70.02
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴677.10
|
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴107.05
|
$5.63
฿199.20
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,450.79
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,095.93
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,331.74
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,642.17
|
$65.30
฿2,309.38
|
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